During that period, 86% of the species that existed at the time disappeared. The first mass extinction, also known as the 'Ordovician-Silurian' event, took place 443 million years ago, and lasted at least 500,000 years and possibly a million years. The IPBES Chair, Sir Robert Watson, has stated that, 'The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever.' This is how earlier mass extinctions happenedĪlthough extinction events have happened on the planet for millions of years, the data show that intervals between extinctions are becoming shorter and shorter while the disappearance of species is advancing relentlessly. Further causes include changes in land and sea use, direct exploitation of organisms, pollution and invasive species, as stated in the latest report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).īiodiversity preservation is emerging strongly as a leading concern, and will be key in the sustainabilitydebate, according to BBVA Research's 'Sustainability through the lens of Big Data' report. BBVA acted as the sustainable coordinating bank for this sustainable financing that marks a milestone in the data technology sector.Īt present, climate change is the direct cause of decreasing biodiversity (which has declined by 68% since 1970). Nabiax, a leader in data centers in Spain and Latin America, has converted one of their financing in the project finance format into a sustainable one for €320 million.

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